Anna Campbell Palmer | |
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| Born | Anna Campbell February 3, 1854 Elmira, New York, U.S. |
| Died | June 18, 1928 (aged 74) Elmira, New York |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, New York |
| Pen name | "Mrs. George Archibald" |
| Occupation | author, editor |
| Genre | poetry, fiction, biography |
| Spouse |
George Archibald Palmer
(m. 1880; died 1912) |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Anna Campbell Palmer (née, Campbell; pen names, Mrs. George Archibald and Mrs. George Archibald Palmer; February 3, 1854 – June 18, 1928) was an American author and editor. Disliking publicity, she wrote constantly under a great number of nom de plumes, adopting a new one when she began to be identified. Sometimes she had intervals of complete silence, distrustful of her powers and displeased with her efforts.[1] After her marriage, she was known as "Mrs. George Archibald".[2] In 1901, she began to use her full married name, Mrs. George Archibald Palmer, on all her books and articles in periodicals.[3][4] She wrote a number of poems which appeared in the principal magazines of her day. She was also a successful author of fiction and biography.[5] Palmer served as editor of Young Men's Journal, a YMCA magazine, from 1889 until 1898, at the time being the only woman editor of a young men's journal in the world.[6]
- ^ Moulton 1890, p. 419.
- ^ Mohr 1914, p. 556.
- ^ Johnson & Brown 1904, p. 63.
- ^ Halkett 1971, p. 230.
- ^ Logan 1912, pp. 828–29.
- ^ "Letter Written to an Elmira Woman By Founder of Y.M.C.A. in London Is Unearted at Local "Y" Building. Mrs. George Archibald Palmer of West Church Street Then Only Woman Editor of Y.M.C.A. Journal in the Country, Complimented by Head of Organization For Having Second Best Paper of the Kind Published--Letter to Mrs. Palmer From Founder George William Just Comes to Light". Star-Gazette. 17 January 1926. p. 12. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com.